Matthew T. Galati is a Philadelphia-based immigration attorney at Green and Spiegel, LLC. Matt leads the Firm’s U.S. Investors and Entrepreneurs Division, dedicated to representing individuals and companies seeking use of foreign investment in the immigration context.
Matt has experience with nearly every aspect of immigration law and focuses the majority of his practice on EB-5-related matters. Matt has handled the preparation of hundreds of Form I-526 and Form I-829 petitions, as well as regularly advising project principals utilizing the program. Further, Matt has creatively utilized the H-1B, O-1, E-2, L-1, National Interest Waiver, and EB-1-C visa classifications in order to secure immigration benefits for his entrepreneurial clientele.
He is also active in the immigration law community. Matt is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and serves on the Philadelphia chapter’s Executive Committee as its Vice Secretary. He was named a 2016 “Rising Star” in the field of business immigration by Pennsylvania Super Lawyers magazine.
In 2010, Matt earned his Juris Doctor, with honors, from The George Washington University Law School. He received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Virginia in 2007, with a double major in Politics and History. While in law school, he studied abroad as part of the Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law’s Capitals of Europe Summer Program, focusing on comparative European Union law.